Background
Moretto, Oreste was born on January 21, 1916 in Las Varillas, Argentina. Son of Antonio and Cesira (Bassi) Moretto.
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Oreste Moretto
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Degree in civil engineering, University National del Litoral, 1939. Master of Science, University Illinois, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1946.
Career
Head foundation division, Vialidad Nacional, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1940, 43, 57;
post doctoral fellow, University of Illinois, 1946;
consultant for foundations, Fabricaciones Militares, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1953-1963;
consultant for dams, Agua y Energia Electrica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1957-1958;
manager, Mecanica de Suelos S.R.L., Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1965-1972;
consultant, Vialidad National Argentina, 1965-1976;
professor, U. de La Plata (Argentina), 1952-1983;
professor emeritus, U. de La Plata (Argentina), since 1981. General project director Corpus Dam Project, Argentina and Paraguay, 1975-1983. Partner Bolognesi-Moretto Engineers, Buenos Aires, 1957-1994.
Member doctorate committee U. Buenos Aires, 1989-1994.
Membership
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers, ACI. Member Argentine Center Engineers (board directors 1971-1973, special committee university engineering curricula 1956, chairman award division 1968-1973, special committee safety buildings 1970), International Society Soil Mechanics (vice president 1965-1969), Argentine Society Soil Mechanics (president, secretary 1948-1964), International Society Rock Mechanics (vice president 1979-1983), Argentine National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences (president 1988-1992), Latin-American Federation Academy of Sciences (president 1992-1996).
Connections
Married Nelly Amalia Pozzoli, March 1, 1941 (deceased November 1978). Children: Marcia Lynn (deceased), Gustavo Rafael. Married Elena Carmen Taccone, August 16, 1979.
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Nationality
Argentinian